# TCG Scanner for Pokemon — user reviews > 26 indexed App Store user reviews of TCG Scanner for Pokemon by Arda Sen, rated 4.50/5 from 518 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tcg-scanner-for-pokemon/id6503224005/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tcg-scanner-for-pokemon/id6503224005.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 398 · 4★ 47 · 3★ 37 · 2★ 7 · 1★ 29 ## What do users think of TCG Scanner for Pokemon? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Fast and easy mobile scanning - 💰 Provides accurate pricing information for Pokémon cards - 👍 User-friendly interface and visually appealing design - 📱 Shows card images and details clearly - ✨ Mostly free with optional premium features **Cons** - 🐛 Scanner frequently fails or doesn't work - ❌ Inaccurate card recognition and misreads - 💸 Limited free scans (only 3 free scans) - 💳 Requires payment for core scanning features - 🔍 Doesn't support Japanese cards - ⚠️ Doesn't recognize special/golden Pokémon cards - 😤 Excessive pop-up notifications asking about app satisfaction - 🔄 App frequently refreshes/crashes itself **Commonly reported bugs** - Scanner does not work 90% of the time - Camera feature fails to recognize cards - App crashes and refreshes itself repeatedly - Scanner returns incorrect card identification 50% of the time - Camera access not functioning properly - Unable to scan EX cards **Most requested features** - Add graded card value information - Expand database to include Japanese Pokémon cards - Support for special and golden Pokémon cards - Reduce or eliminate pop-up notifications - Manual search option without requiring camera scan - Improve scanner accuracy and reliability ## Newest reviews (6 of 26) ### 3/5 — I like how this stands and like shows me everything *2025-03-15* So I don’t know if I actually added it to my Pokémon account but like it’s too pretty cool like it does the exact image and put it on so everybody can see you like that I give us three stars ### 3/5 — 3 stars *2025-03-08* some cards dont scan ### 3/5 — Yeah *2025-02-05* It doesn’t let me use my special golden Pokémon cards ### 2/5 — The camera *2024-12-01* The scanner doesn’t work ### 2/5 — ONLY THREE SCANS?!?! *2024-10-01* I was looking for somewhere to find the value of mynpokekon cards, soni downloaded this....... Would NOT recommend as you only get 3 free scans.... ### 3/5 — Misreads often *2024-09-04* It doesn’t get the card correct most of the time ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — The app doesn’t work *2026-02-26* It doesn’t scan are find my Pokémon card mostly my EXs ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work! *2025-09-23* It’s a rip off. Scanner does not work 90% of the time. Just refreshes itself. Don’t get scammed. ### 1/5 — Versão Free é inútil *2025-04-24* Só faz sentido se pagar, e o valor é bem absurdo. ### 1/5 — I’m disappointed *2025-04-06* It didn’t let me use the camera to see the price ### 1/5 — Terrible *2025-02-13* Not accurate at all. Waste of $5. ### 1/5 — Awful if I could give 0 stars I would *2024-12-28* BARLEY ever scans the card and when it does it’s wrong 50 percent of the time. They should pay you monthly for using this app. **Developer response:** Hello, Thank you for your feedback. I’m sorry to hear about your experience. I am always working to improve the scanning feature, and I appreciate your patience. In the meantime, you can use the search function within the app to find the card you’re looking for. If you encounter any other issues or have suggestions, feel free to contact me at info@ardasen.com. I’m here to help! Best regards, Arda ### 1/5 — Stop asking me if I’m enjoying the app *2024-12-21* Every 10 seconds ### 1/5 — Quem pagaria por isso?? *2024-11-08* Quem pagaria 22 reais por mês ou 99 reias por ano pra ver cartinha??? Pelo amor de Deus decepcioante😫 ### 1/5 — Okay app *2024-08-05* It makes you pay for the scanner but y it can search up the card but who wants to type all the information about your card ### 2/5 — Bitte beheben! *2025-07-26* Die einzelnen Sets laden nicht und man kann die Karten nicht anschauen. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — For POKEMON *2026-03-08* It is very good to know how much money your Pokémon but they also need to add when the card is graded but overall it’s a very good app for Pokémon. ### 5/5 — TCF36 *2025-11-01* Fast easy mobile scanning, price, beautiful ### 5/5 — Best *2025-05-07* 30 seconds in already love it ### 5/5 — Really is useful and easy to use *2025-01-29* Happy with the application performance 🫶🏻 ### 5/5 — Eu amei *2024-09-29* Muito bom mesmo hein parabéns 🎊 ### 4/5 — Tcg scanner *2026-05-24* Très bonne app mais néanmoins il faut faire les update sur les séries mega evolution ### 4/5 — W game *2026-01-28* But I don’t like how every time you search som it pops som up ### 4/5 — Good app *2025-03-10* Requires money for additional things like scanning and stuff, but most of it’s free, really useful app ### 4/5 — Doesn’t have Japanese cards *2024-06-23* Love it, but it doesn’t have Japanese cards ### 3/5 — Bad and good *2025-06-03* Money need too rise to high --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-01.*